Cost of living comparison
Burma is 43.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Burma instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 76.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.25
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.11
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.79
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€808.46
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.40
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.61
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.16
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
|
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